New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-20
THELITTLE SHOE.
A STRANGE STORY OF THE SEA.

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| Tvcntv.,ix wears ago a little child toddlcd from
p, mother doorstep on the shores Of Hal moon Dao
Ia its playground the smooth. pebbly aHH rnor
play. gathering shiay shells, bright penle'' a
gay 10 carry home 10 aug 70 70 ccr in The
msbcr,s mind As she her little one 60 wan W. M
| steady steps down toward the sore Were INV
thc objects Tor Witch the little fodder mad daIy
Tho hoars Ia-scd on ana a, lI"s heon nr
Of her baby went the door to call her home IN, IN"
scanned the long stretch Oh 'T Tho 1Ic Which was at
Tho clh when the l.lle one left her home ha'i CONF
~ .r anu nv far a. the ev" could reach. search among
tho nrghbors houses brought no tidingS o VIC n,,,
one and the mother now lh"IuuriiN '''|l w "
ossIsted hv other members If the family. began an
anxious s,arCh for the msslns hauc. ne i, ,o
friends and nrigi bors kept up the search among n
sandhis and shrubs which Hnel inc, I"IO''. ~"
without avail. Not trace could be io""u Vi '''
''' rho hours heightened into DAYS and III search
ral 'een o cSnccpnd Int SIN tho sorrowiug
mother made her daily search along the nach ~n Gn
her hahy lad ben wont to PLAY. hoping 10 una SOM
thing which would give at least cew 10 we 'h 10
Of her darling DAY: the third or fourth ader tTe e
Gisarncarance Of the child. the mother FOUND lHte
bundle Of clothing. wet and ton by the waFes,
which covered the remains Of her e one t"' rrSt
Catcinr the body IN she ran with it TO tho ttle
hous. from which the light seemed to have fed with
the loss OF tho child
The little iody was prepared By tender hands FOR
burial. hut IT was found Tat the rig l2o, h ." ne
nh1 b H,g fa1en from reef Of rocks which ont
rn" hr DI water a and had BEEN drowned and that
f.h or sea monster had eaten on the fu"'. Mt"
seemed TO be no mystery about the 'calh ana me
other children Of the family wcrc wont To- nt@n "t ba
little s.icr wandered away from home and was
drowned. The children en'w up ana ma,rl~i an. an.
tod again 10 new ect 81 auditors how hrr uuir
naty girl went out TO play and was killed y inc 'ru'
simple a, the death Of the cH seemed at TIC tine;
II turns ont TO have iecn on" OF 'h's' nSIcn
short time ago Of tho sons q III" oll lady. ana
brother Of The lot eir T'nHsi np . ' Leon to~ ,rrI
IA hy the tide. He was attracted ~ uT hr I,-
color o. he ~hcl ana =, nf tI"s r"d a,faclcd 70
tho utcfor Of the shell the perfect rer'-,ia ID. ~
where TIE leather had worn awav ever octan "a
,. f'',.d in thc nrll'ant color which arc rNhr
actcr,tIc o. tho interior OF the alalo," shell
I'm, thinking Of the mystery revealed ~ the repro
duciion by uatnr Of bahy'a shoe. . yorne H. a. u
T rers"n TO V wfom r he ioaci was hi mother 20
sooner en- the old luN scc ibr clro'ty man Sh"
iIttIc rIri that was lost tvrntv-'ly wears ago"
The rc-t Of the family ridiCucd tc ldrl' hut
bon.s ~. produced thc mate 70 the ui"c. \ care
fu comparison showed that the lmoInori~tci 80"
in the shell and tn. mcmcnto Of the deal c9ud.
carefully kent by loving mother through the long
years that sho had mourncd her little onc' were
Tie mystery Of The clilFs death was r'ycal,d
at Lat. Any ono who knows TIC nature ana ha nit,-
Il lie alalonr r.adly understand what occurred
The mn. orc "a, vontund ont In III" rocky rect
and in her claursrirg had .lIprcd from the SHINY
Innes-cnvcrol rocks into TIE shallow water lrI""
PERHAPS no;hiIE more than Voting would nave
hap2cnel t. i,r. lui r. fltr wou! ia" II her ting
fot clipped letwcen the rock ard the edge OIL mug
a alone mich was clmgug to the roch. TIE hhrl
al once co-cd the tender ankle. and tie IVA" orc
vas prisoner. to hc held tn th' tI-i'g udc swept
over her ana pl' an end 10 the innocent life. II
NAV 10 that She thrown Into tn water AMI l"lt
v the vrc-fc grip Of the unNa.c - mat her agony
brief or she have been hell unul 10" slowly
Ring waters chohcd her icctlc CRIES for help
-u,h not unknown. = tc" Ncaf- aeo a
On nc f:c ucnv Srcu in san Diego whose right
q d. WIN the exception Of I'll" thumb and fWchnser,
was & ne Tie story told hy li- mates was That
in rcd hi fingers under tie Sharp edge o. abalonc
she'll Before hc could withdraw them The -lell had
closed dom. lie lay thr rock hci hy the hand
III tie Tie lclan 20 come In. Secinr his danger
aul rcalh ug that he hN only himself 20 depend
upon for all. he mauarei to g't ont hi knit" with hi,
!cit lard and by dit of hard Work hdcAcd Oh tAc
imp l>pur'i fingers ard released himself
ON another occasion gentleman connected with
one Of the newspapers in til, city Wa wandering
Wf h friends 0u the reef. near CNpr - Point
At Monterey lis companion had eOnc ahead, d as
the reef. HI foot went Into the mouth a. n NAV
tc called Of atalo'c. 10 his horror b" was unable
~ cNtncatc himself. II just about the turn of
idc. aud Ic1liI NJ his danger be- shOucd Justify for
sep. Fortunately The other MEMBER Of the party
not too far away 10 hear hu and they returned
hl- rescue. Csc Of the party STRIPPED and plunged
fio the pool. and with large knife cu the cariilag'
VI which thr nollu-k held the shoN 'ltspcd 10 the
roch. Had Il Up not been a. hani he would have been
dOWnc1 hy The incoming "a !c. and In all probability
his iatc wOId forever have remained Il mystery.